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Supreme Court judge flags overuse of UAPA, laments poor representation of women in HCs, SC

Supreme Court judge flags overuse of UAPA, laments poor representation of women in HCs, SC

Speaking at the first national conference of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in Bengaluru on Sunday, Justice Bh...

Collegium system for time being best suited for India: Former CJI Gavai

Collegium system for time being best suited for India: Former CJI Gavai

An issue was raised with regard to the functioning of the collegium. I won't say that the collegium system is a foolproo...

AI must strengthen, not override judiciary: CJI Surya Kant

AI must strengthen, not override judiciary: CJI Surya Kant

He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day seminar on "Artificial Intelligence-Prevention and Resolution of Disputes" ...

Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for doc's murder in hospital

Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for doc's murder in hospital

Kollam Additional District and Sessions judge P N Vinod sentenced Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences un...

Equality must translate into reality: CJI Surya Kant

Equality must translate into reality: CJI Surya Kant

Speaking at the National Conference-2026 on "Reimagining Judicial Governance: Strengthening Institutions for Democratic ...

Justice Nagarathna calls for creation of judicial reforms commission to reduce pendency in courts

Justice Nagarathna calls for creation of judicial reforms commission to reduce pendency in courts

Nagarathna, who was part of the panel session addressing "From Pendency to Prompt Justice: Rethinking Justice Delivery i...

UP: 5 of family get 10 years in jail for killing woman for dowry in Ballia

UP: 5 of family get 10 years in jail for killing woman for dowry in Ballia

District government counsel Sanjeev Singh said the court of District Judge Anil Kumar Jha on Friday held the accused gui...

Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital

Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital

The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences under th...

Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital

Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital

The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced G Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences under ...

What happened in Supreme Court on Friday 20th March

What happened in Supreme Court on Friday 20th March

11.40 AM The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the proceedings pending before a Jharkhand court against filmmaker Sujoy...

Two brothers get life term for killing labourer after argument over liquor

Two brothers get life term for killing labourer after argument over liquor

In the order passed on March 18, Additional Sessions Judge R S Bhakare convicted Ashok Laljitkumar Chaurasiya (39) and h...

UP: Six sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 murder case

UP: Six sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 murder case

When a wedding procession was passing by the house of Rakesh (56), he objected to the loud DJ music and asked the partic...

NIA court issues proclamation order against three wanted accused in 2014 ISIS link case

NIA court issues proclamation order against three wanted accused in 2014 ISIS link case

Allowing the National Investigation Agency's plea, special judge Chakor Baviskar issued a proclamation against three wan...

Elgar Parishad case: NIA court rejects accused's Kerala visit plea, calls it 'mischievous'

Elgar Parishad case: NIA court rejects accused's Kerala visit plea, calls it 'mischievous'

Babu was granted bail in December 2025 by the Bombay High Court on grounds of prolonged incarceration of over five years...

Six acquitted in kidnapping case as court finds minor girl, nearing adulthood, married willingly

Six acquitted in kidnapping case as court finds minor girl, nearing adulthood, married willingly

Additional Sessions Judge Joginder Prakash Nahar gave the benefit of doubt to all the accused -- Mohammad Naeem, Mohamma...

Prosecution conclude arguments during charge hearing in Zubeen death case

Prosecution conclude arguments during charge hearing in Zubeen death case

Talking to reporters after attending the hearing, Garima Saikia Garg said, "On the second day of the hearing of charge f...

Delhi court directs state to undertake ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's surgery within 15 days

Delhi court directs state to undertake ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's surgery within 15 days

In an order, the court said, "Considering these facts and circumstances, the application at hand is disposed of on follo...

Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 61 lakh to kin of accident victim after 12-year legal battle

Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 61 lakh to kin of accident victim after 12-year legal battle

Presiding Officer Vijay Kumar Jha was hearing a claim petition filed by Satya Veer Singh, who had sustained grievous inj...

Gujarat FICN seizure: Seven accused, including Yoga teacher, remanded in 10-day police custody

Gujarat FICN seizure: Seven accused, including Yoga teacher, remanded in 10-day police custody

Yoga teacher Pradip Jotangiya, Mukesh Thummar, Ashok Mavani, Ramesh Bhalar, Divyesh Rana, Bharat Kakadiya and a woman we...

Over 44 student bodies slam Transgender Rights Amendment Bill

Over 44 student bodies slam Transgender Rights Amendment Bill

The Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Ma...

14 arrested in Varanasi for eating chicken biryani on boat in Ganga sent to judicial custody

14 arrested in Varanasi for eating chicken biryani on boat in Ganga sent to judicial custody

Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Div.)/ACJM Amit Kumar Yadav on Thursday sent all the accused to the 14-day judicial custody a...

Delhi court acquits 2 alleged ISIS-JK operatives, flags gaps in special cell's probe

Delhi court acquits 2 alleged ISIS-JK operatives, flags gaps in special cell's probe

The special cell of Delhi Police had registered a case against them under sections 18 (punishment for conspiracy) and 20...

Haryana: Faridabad court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering wife

Haryana: Faridabad court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering wife

According to Deputy District Attorney Mahesh Chhabari, the case was registered at the Khedi Pul police station on April ...

Amravati pharmacist murder: NIA court rejects discharge plea of key accused

Amravati pharmacist murder: NIA court rejects discharge plea of key accused

Special NIA judge Chakor Bhaviskar, in an order passed last week, noted the accused was "not annoyed...

Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice

Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice

The woman, Khushboo (name changed), was married off in 2016 under social pressure in a rural area of Jodhpur district. A...

Odisha man gets 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping minor

Odisha man gets 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping minor

The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, non-payment of which would lead to the jail...

Delhi court acquits man in 2024 attempt to murder case

Delhi court acquits man in 2024 attempt to murder case

Additional Sessions Judge Kumar Rajat was hearing a case against Javed alias Jabir, who was accused in a case registered...

Hathras stampede case: Sub-inspector testifies in court, next hearing on March 27

Hathras stampede case: Sub-inspector testifies in court, next hearing on March 27

Defence counsel Munna Singh Pundir said that Sub-Inspector Yadunath Singh deposed before the court of Additional Session...

Maharashtra tops consumer cases, lags in disposal: Report

Maharashtra tops consumer cases, lags in disposal: Report

Over five years, 91,449 cases were filed in state commissions, which include four circuits, two regional benches and 40 ...

Delhi court acquits two in 2023 NDPS case

Delhi court acquits two in 2023 NDPS case

Special Judge (NDPS) Gajender Singh Nagar was hearing a case against Kaisher and Aakil, who were accused in a case regis...

Delhi court grants 11-day NIA custody of six arrested Ukranians, US national

Delhi court grants 11-day NIA custody of six arrested Ukranians, US national

Noting that the FIR is not an encyclopedia and the allegations cannot be read in piecemeal, the judge said, "No doubt th...

Two sentenced to life term for murder of fruit seller over unpaid loan

Two sentenced to life term for murder of fruit seller over unpaid loan

Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the accused duo Sunilkumar Bituli Rajak ...

NIA moves court to cancel bail of key conspirator in T J Joseph hand-chopping case

NIA moves court to cancel bail of key conspirator in T J Joseph hand-chopping case

The agency moved the NIA court against M K Nazar following a case registered by the Aluva East Police in January this ye...

Gauhati HC appoints fast-track sessions court for day-to-day trial in Zubeen case: Himanta

Gauhati HC appoints fast-track sessions court for day-to-day trial in Zubeen case: Himanta

Baksa district judge Sharmila Bhuyan will head the fast-track court, formed exactly six months after the popular singer'...

Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases

Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases

The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-...

Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases

Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases

The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-...